Hayward asks county for $12M today for Project Titan

Yesterday, I wrote about the Project Titan–a $275.5-million project to expand aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at the Pensacola International Airport and create the…

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Mayor asks City Council for $8M for second hangar

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward next week will ask the Pensacola City Council to allocate $8 million of Local Option Sales Tax towards a second maintenance…

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Where did Underhill lose the most support

In the 2014 Republican primary, Doug Underhill beat two-term County Commissioner Gene Valentino by earning 62.51 percent of the vote.  Four years later, he’s the…

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2018 Congressional App Challenge set for Oct. 27

Congressman Matt Gaetz this morning announced the 2018 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition for students in middle and high school. The CAC accepts computer…

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Visit Pensacola announces 2018-19 Grant Recipients

Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2018-19 grant recipients. Twice a year, Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its annual budget to…

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Hayward named 5G Wireless Champion

CTIA, the wireless industry association, presented Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward with its 5G Wireless Champion Award. The award honored Mayor Hayward’s leadership in encouraging 5G…

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Top 10 busiest Escambia County precincts

Here’s the breakdown at 10 a.m. – 7,929 votes cast today — Primary total: 37,829 (18% turnout)   Precinct 43 BEULAH FREE WILL BAPTIST 7561 Mobile…

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Federal tariff mitigation plan for farmers announced

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers hurt by the…

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Bob-O-Link, Gorham & Cruzat Project public meeting on Aug. 29

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link,…

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Infant Mortality Awareness event on Sept. 6

September is nationally recognized as Infant Mortality Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this critically important issue, the Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will be…

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And then the primary got weird

Republican Mike Hill, a former State Representative who is running for the Florida House District 1 seat, yesterday posted a live video on Facebook. Hill…

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Opioid manufacturing quotas cut for 2019

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida sent out a press release on the DEA’s proposal to reduce manufacturing quotas for the…

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